2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Springs, CA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 28.5% less per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Salt Lake City than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, CASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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